Ed macdonald

Not sure about the food but the ice coffee was delicious my beautiful wife ordered the tropical ice coffee and it was incredible

claudia cardinal

Omg… It was amazing and delicious! Tender and juicy pastrami and brisket with savory side dishes. Big portions. The chef and owner is very nice. Great job Mauricio!

Tim Leith

Really great brisket and pastrami! Cheese cake and espresso martini are also not to be missed. Owner very nice and they were playing great music! Very cool place for lunch after the beach!

David Zandi

I’ve been meaning to try this place for ages. The only thing that held me back was the outrageous prices on UberEats. I don’t mind paying a bit more, but considering we are in Mexico, I’m not keen on paying more than I would in London or Miami. I finally dropped by and tried the brisket sandwich—it was fantastic. Every element of the sandwich was perfect, starting with the freshly toasted bread and continuing with the ingredients that complemented the flavors of the brisket. I ordered it as a meal, which came with coleslaw (decent, but not exceptional), spicy beans (amazing), and a side of fries, which were good. I’ll definitely be back for the brisket sandwich.

B Thomas

Ok, this location does 2pm- 10 pm. Beach location does breakfest special coffees and full mixology bar cocktails and indoor dining as well as out door dinning. So late lunch dinner late night snack. English and Spanish!! What's the? Some menue items are missing, mac and cheese, truffle fries smoked beets, family recipe pickels, kosher hotdogs, and more (see pics). In-house made BBQ sauces. All meats smoked on site. This location has beer and soft drinks!! Family owned and operated business (a bit of a big deal, IMHO) The food is sooo good! Had the burger, pickels, mac and cheese, cream corn and truffle fries. Beer and coke Honestly I could go on, this is a very under rated place 4.9- 5 stars for sure!! Come try it. You will not be disappointed!

+9

Mu Bu

The brisket, truffle fries and cucumber salad was amazing! Also the brisket sandwich was the best I've ever had. So soft and delicious 🤤

Shantel McKoy

It's a chill little food place right on the corner of the street. The seating is tucked away behind shrubbery so there's a bit of privacy. The cashier didn't speak much English but he was very pleasant just the same. It was my first time having a sloppy joe and it was delicious. The fries were really good but a little too salty: even though I brushed off the salt, I still ended up with a splitting headache. I would definitely eat there again.

Jay B

If you’re looking for something to try this place is a MUST! I was supper shocked at how authentic the brisket was and let’s talk about tenderness too!! Don’t overthink it just go Asap.

Lucia Diez

Every time I am in Tulum I have to make mandatory stop at Mr Shmokey Its great for lunch, dinner, after partying or just to take out !!! everything in the menu is delicious and the portions are generous my favorite the sloppy dog !!!! The side dishes are also yummy…

Jonathan was so helpful getting us seated and with recommendations. Polite from start to finish. Food is great, so defo recommend! This is my second time coming here and never disappoints.

Jonathan was so helpful getting us seated and with recommendations. Polite from start to finish. food is great, so defo recommend! This is my second time coming here and never disappoints.

We walked up on a hot July day looking for something different from the hotel for a taste of local offerings. They invited us in with no pressure and I’m glad we did. The place is cozy and inviting w…

Amazing service, energy, & incredible food. We are from the U.S. and the brisket here was better than what we’ve had at home. MUST GO!

Amazing service, energy, & incredible food. We are from the U.S. and the brisket here was better than what we’ve had at home. MUST GO!

OMG!!! Best dinner we had in Tulum!!! Best pastrami we ever had!!! It was melting in my mouth and soooo flavorful. Other food we had was super delicious too! And really cool music!!!

OMG!!! Best dinner we had in Tulum!!! Best pastrami we ever had!!! It was melting in my mouth and soooo flavorful. Other food we had was super delicious too! And really cool music!!!

Stopped by for a mid day coffee and tea- Excellent cappuccino and mago tea. Unfortunately our Tulum Starbucks experience was horrible ( taste wise) this was perfection. It had the faux milk varieti…

Great food in Tulum, brisket and smoke chicken sandwich, both great! Good music, prices on for Tulum. Air conditioning if needed, also nice and comfy terrace

Great food in Tulum, brisket and smoke chicken sandwich, both great! Good music, prices on for Tulum. Air conditioning if needed, also nice and comfy terrace

Great food in Tulum, brisket and smoke chicken sandwich, both great! Good music, prices on for Tulum. Air conditioning if needed, also nice and comfy terrace

This was the best place I ate in Tulum! We stumbled on this place and I had the avo toast and my bf had the pastrami sandwich we were both in heaven!! Absolutely delicious as well as aesthetic. The…

Some of the best smoked brisket and burgers Ever !!! And very reasonable prices. Within 10 minutes walk from the Tulum resorts

Best food I had while in Tulum and maybe our whole trip. Brisket, pastrami, Mac and cheese were all great. Cool atmosphere and they were practicing making coffee, can't wait to try it.

Best food I had while in Tulum and maybe our whole trip. Brisket, pastrami, Mac and cheese were all great. Cool atmosphere and they were practicing making coffee, can't wait to try it.

Best BBQ smoke place, try this short rib, smoked chicken truffle French fries And frozen Margarita!! Good service good price !! I recommend 10/10

The best place in Tulum. Fast, tasty and satisfying. Delicious food and good service. Recommend!!!!!

This is delicious bbq! My husband and I shared the pastrami sandwich and the brisket sandwich. We had the truffle fries and the Mac n cheese as sides. Everything was so good! They serve 2 bbq s…

Vale la pena conocer y probar sus platillos, en general son buenos pero les falta mucha atención al cliente. Se recomienda para conocer pero no para concurrir. Los aderezos bastante bien logrados y se agradece que no vayan servidos. La BBQ picosa es bastante buena 👌🏽

En una zona de muy fácil acceso, fácil de ubicar. No hay estacionamiento, es mas fácil llegar caminando. Las opciones de comida son muchas, todo se ve bien. El sandwich estuvo muy bueno, lo demás regular. El staff se portó muy amable todo el tiempo, dando sugerencias y explicando bien sus productos. No es barato, tenlo en consideración.

comida cara, pero buena. las porciones pueden ser algo chicas para algunos, pero en general es buena. el brisket es delicioso

Lars A (Blackbird A38)

Minister Shmokey is an absolute culinary highlight in Tulum, perfectly situated at the major intersection leading to Cobá, Playa del Carmen, the town center, and the beach. ​The owner's passion for his food is immediately clear—even down to the unique napkins featuring his silhouette! He offers an exceptional Mexican interpretation of classic American smokehouse cuisine, such as Smoked Chicken, Cheeseburger, and Brisket. ​I ordered the Cheeseburger, and it was cooked to perfection. The quality of the meat and preparation was outstanding. Crucially, the French Fries are genuinely fantastic—crisp, perfectly seasoned, and exactly as they should be. The service was top-notch; I was proactively offered all necessary sauces to customize the spice level of my burger. ​The owner is transparent about his stock; for example, they were honestly out of Brisket because they had sold out, which speaks volumes about the quality and demand. This place delivers exactly what it promises. The prices are very fair for the high quality received. ​The only minor drawback (and reason for the 4.5 stars) is the location right on the main street, which leads to some traffic noise. However, this is certainly not the fault of the restaurant or the owner. ​Highly recommended! Minister Shmokey truly understands what a customer should receive when a restaurant takes pride in its food.

Chante Haber

My boyfriend loves this place! We are in Tulum on vacation and we’ve basically gone here for lunch most of the days. The place is really nice, there’s an inside with ac and it’s super clean, perfect for the hot days. The food is priced well and the flavor is good. Everyone here is super friendly. If you don’t eat meat there is a mushroom sloppy Joe ( interesting flavor). I mainly go for the truffle fries while my boyfriend eats the meat. If you like short rib, then give this place a try!

Sunniel Singh

Not bad. VERY Smokey taste which thankfully wasn’t too overpowering, but still a little much for me. Burger was around £8 to dine out. Taking away is an extra 50p!

Liam Moore

I can’t say I was expecting to eat bbq style New York jewish deli food when I went to walk around downtown for dinner late one night, but I was so pleasantly surprised. The menu options are a bbq take on what you would expect at Katz’s Deli. I think the flavors could’ve been enhanced a bit considering the flavor at most of the restaurants nearby, but it looks awesome and tastes very good. The best thing is finding actual glass Snapple bottles with a deli sandwich.

Me encantan los sándwiches de brisket o pulled pork, esta vez estando en Tulum quise probarlos aquí, están bien, sin ser nada extraordinario, quizás un poquito caro comparado con los precios de Cancún y de otros lugares en el mismo Tulum, lo que definitivamente me decepcionó fue el consomé, que aunque no lo cobran estaba salado, al igual que la ensalada de col, que debería ser dulce, los frijoles dulces sin embargo fuero muy buenos, Mac and cheese regular, en fin, si están por ahí prueben, el lugar esta bien, quizás este día se les salaron las cosas

Cumple como fast food quizás deberían tener más opciones con vegetales y sería genial, la atención cumple son simpáticos, esta bien ubicado.

Sym D

I honestly was starving and extremely hot. When I was walking through Tulum and came across this place. I did not try the meat. I had a grilled cheese instead and some macaroni and cheese. The macaroni and cheese was not good at all. It was like Kraft box macaroni and cheese from the , but the cheese was more liquid. The grilled cheese was good. I set outside in the shaded area that was fine to cool off. However, the location is at a really busy intersection, so it's extremely loud.

If you need an American food fix this will do. It all tasted fine. The pastrami was a little tough, the truffle fries are just too truffly, the beers are small bottles.

El lugar está muy padre, y llama la atención. Sin embargo, para empezar es un fast food más. Al estar en Tulum se aprovechan de la zona para tener unos precios muy altos en relación a la calidad de los alimentos y el servicio, y todavía piden propina al momento de pedir (y pagar), cuando lo único que hacen es llevarte el plato. Sirven en unas charolas enormes que hacen ver aún más pequeños los alimentos. Y la verdad se quitan las ganas de comer. Y el sabor...bueno, honestamente cualquier otro fast food está mejor. Las papas me las llevaron quemadas, el queso de las papas sin sabor. Y del grilled cheese lo único bueno fue el queso. En general te quedas con un sabor de boca incómodo. Prueben otros lugares, que seguro están mejor que aquí, y que lo precios por lo menos se justifican con sabor y servicio.

Honestamente este lugar me encantaba. Pero hoy me lleve una sorpresa para mal. El cajero nos atendió bien sangrón y luego vi como sin lavarse las manos fue a cocinar la comida. La verdad, no soy picky, si hubiera agarrado y puesto las cosas en la plancha con una pinza o algo no hubiera habido problema. Pero vi como puso todo con sus dedos y luego estaba dandole vueltas a la salchicha y al pan con los mismos dedos con los que me recibió el dinero. Si van a estar haciendo eso, mejor ni tengan la cocina a la vista de los clientes por que de plano me llego la comida y les juro que hice el intento por que no me importara (por que Tulum, xs.. he comido tacos peores saliendo de la peda verdad?) pero simplemente no me lo pude acabar porque cada mordida me acordaba de los dedos grasosos del cajero/cocinero. Ahh y por si fuera poco, vi como estaba agarrando todo en la cocina (mesa, refri, empaques, carne, refri de nuevo, mesa..) y en ningún momento paso nisiquiera a limpiarse con una servilleta.

Jillayne Nybo

My Overall review of this place is: Meh! We weren’t allowed to eat at one of the tables. Take out only. Our sandwiches were okay but at a base of $500 pesos a sandwich ($35 CDN) I expected way more. Pastrami was okay. Grilled Cheese tasted odd. Brisket was alright. Again a sit down restaurant is less expensive so I was expecting a lot more than I got.

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Ohh I had so much hope for this place! I always drove by and wanted to try it out. But… it ended up to be a big disappointment. I walked in and sat down inside and nobody paid any attention to me. The two guys that worked there didn’t say hello or offer any welcome or offer a menu (they don’t have a paper menu). I ended up getting up walking outside, looking at the menus that were posted outdoors. Even after that, I still had to ask for attention and for someone to take my order. I was going to enjoy my meal there but the energy of the place was dead. So I changed me order to-go. When I arrived home 7 minutes later, things got worse. The smoked burger was undercooked and soggy, and slimy. I had to cook it again myself (and I like my meat medium, if thus tells you anything). By the way, the burger isn’t smokey at all. The NY style hot dog was dry and with no condiments. You have to use the little packets and had to garnish the hot dog yourself. The package deal included truffle fries, which were fries sprinkled with cheese and some truffle oil. The beans were too sweet for my liking, but it was the only thing I finished and did not throw out to the garbage. This place could be so much better. But with staff that are not trained and don’t care comes food that does not meet basic expectations. So skip this place and find something better 👎🏼

They don’t take cash, I think it’s not the best option quality-price based, in my opinion. They also didn’t give me the receipt for what I ordered and didn’t let me take a picture of it

They don’t take cash, I think it’s not the best option quality-price based, in my opinion. They also didn’t give me the receipt for what I ordered and didn’t let me take a picture of it

La comida estaba rica pero un poco escasa y cara. El servicio de atención dejaba mucho que desear, daba la sensación que trabajaba con pocas ganas. Lo que más me molestó es que antes de servirte la comida te presentan la factura con propina incluida. Se supone que la propina es un añadido a mayores por si el servicio ha sido bueno y eso se sabe después no antes de.

La verdad la comida está muy cara para lo que es, especialmente por ser hamburguesas sándwiches y hot-dogs, el sabor súper “X” no es la gran cosa. El servicio bastante deficiente, el baño muy sucio. Creo que lo único rescatable era el pan, pero de ahí en fuera no lo recomiendo, muy caro para lo que es

La peor hamburguesa que comí en toda mi vida. Me siento realmente estafado 11 Dólares por una hamburguesa de carne molida que ni carne tenía. Deseo con todas mis fuerzas que el dueño de este negocio se funda!! Un local así no puede existir en Tulum. Un asco total!! La hamburguesa más pequeña del mundo, sin sabor, poca carne, el pan horrible!! Un verdadero asco!!!

Llamar hamburguesa a lo que sirven allí es un insulto a ese plato. No es un filete de carne picada, es un engrudo con mala pinta y peor sabor. Las patatas tienen un sabor a aceite malísimo. No recuerdo lo que pagué pero por la calidad tan mala que dan, fue carísimo. La foto lo dice todo.

Danny Teeter

Seriously overpriced coffee. I got the Freddo Cappuccino which was advertised as a double espresso shot shaken with cold frothed milk. Don't believe the picture on the menu. It came in a 12-oz plastic cup and was two shots of espresso and maybe another 2 or 3 oz of milk with a hell a lot of ice. It was fine for flavor, but WAY more expensive than it should be at $120mex.

Yumiko Trinidad

The best sandwiches and in general the sides are also good. However, today I went to the downtown branch and the corn tasted stale. I reported it to the staff, who, without tasting the dish, told me that it was impossible. They didn't offer to change my dish and it seemed to me that they didn't care about my opinion. Super bad because the restaurant is expensive. It was disappointing. I have been to the hotel zone branch before and I really liked it. I won't come back to the one in downtown. Bad food and worst service.

Robert Ladouceur

Sitting outside with big construction truck driving by, full dust I order the grill cheese, no mustard. I told him twice since I have an intolerance to mustard. They brought me the grill cheese with mustard. I told the clerk that he had made a mistake. He did not seem to care. Never offer to make a new one. So, 10$ in the garbage. Lovely. They have the nerve to post this on the menu. See the picture attached. To your answer: Not happening, you need to fix the problems when we're there. Was sick all night because of your mistake. My friend had a burger, he wasn't feeling well... what's in your food?